Netherlands Seizes 800 Servers, Arrests 2 for Aiding Cyberattacks

2026-05-26T13:23:31Zf5d3e609bcaf7ca30193ee89ab79e802ee952c28519a181196d99964d4f7a164
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What happened

Collection of KrebsOnSecurity reports (Apr–May 2026) describing multiple high-impact incidents: a Dutch law-enforcement seizure of ~800 servers and arrests of two hosting co‑owners for operating infrastructure used by Russian intelligence-linked operations (Stark Industries Solutions); a major CISA breach where a contractor published highly privileged AWS GovCloud credentials and internal build/deploy artifacts on a public GitHub repo; the arrest and cross-border charging of an alleged Kimwolf IoT botnet operator responsible for massive DDoS activity; a data‑extortion campaign against the ed‑/

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2026-05-26T13:23:31Z
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